Charging returnees could cause ‘a rolling maul of court cases’
Published on New Zealand Herald From RNZ 7:11am on 29 July 2020 Charging returning New Zealanders for Covid-19 managed isolation is a complicated proposition, according to public law expert Mai Chen, who recommends the Government pass a completely new […]
User-pays isolation decision looms – what to expect?
Published on TVNZ By Anna Murray 7:12am on 29 July 2020 The Government is set to reveal its plans for charging returning Kiwis for their managed isolation today. A managed isolation hotel. Source: 1 NEWS With just two sitting weeks […]
Charging returning NZers for isolation ‘complicated’ – law expert
Published on RNZ From Checkpoint 5:10pm on 28 July 2020 Charging returning New Zealanders for Covid-19 managed isolation is a complicated proposition, according to public law expert Mai Chen. She recommends the government pass a completely new piece of […]
New school bus tendering ‘a phenomenal cock-up’, Bus and Coach Association boss says
Published on RNZ By Hamish Cardwell 11:44am on 15 July 2020 Bus companies are worried a new Ministry of Education plan for tendering school bus routes will annihilate medium-sized firms, particularly in the regions. It has been 12 years […]
CALD parties in the Employment Relations Authority
Published on Lawtalk By Mai Chen Issue 939, May 2020 In LawTalk 938, April 2020, I wrote about “Judicial leadership on equal access to justice for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parties in Courts”. That article summarised the unique insights that judges of […]
Bills going through under urgency for level 2 lockdown laws – Mai Chen speaks to Radio New Zealand
Published on RadioNZ From The Panel, 4:24 pm on 12 May 2020 A new law providing a legal framework for Covid-19 Alert Level 2 will be introduced and debated today, with criticism there’s been no time for proper scrutiny of the bill. […]
Racism on the rise around New Zealand due to COVID-19 – Mai Chen speaks to Radio New Zealand
Published on RadioNZ From The Panel, 4:37 pm on 5 May 2020 There are reports that anti-Asian sentiment has increased as COVID-19 hit New Zealand. Mai Chen talks about the realities of racism in NZ directly related to the virus’s origins. […]
Forbes Magazine’s Good Morning Vibrations with Andrea Gläsemann and Mai Chen
Mai Chen, Managing Partner of Chen Palmer and Chair of SUPERdiverse WOMEN, spoke to Andrea Gläsemann, Senior Editor Forbes magazine, on COVID-19, leadership and superdiversity. Watch the video here.
The Panel with Mai Chen and Allan Blackman (Part 2)
Published on RadioNZ From The Panel, 4:05 pm on 22 April 2020 The Auditor-General is going to review the distribution of PPE, including masks to healthcare workers. Dr Elizabeth Fenton, a public health ethics and resource prioritisation lecturer at Otago University’s school […]
The Panel with Mai Chen and Allan Blackman (Part 1)
Published on RadioNZ From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 22 April 2020 Police Association President Chris Cahill talks about officers charging nearly 4,000 people with lock down breaches and how more people are out closer to the end of alert level four. […]
